Noose, Snare
Skt., pashaTib., zhags pa
Variously translated as snare or noose, this attribute is depicted in various forms and made from a variety of materials. The common denominator is the fact that it is used as a throwing device in order to catch demons or other enemies of the religion. Although there are abstract representations of the pasha not showing this, both ends are usually weighted (as with the South-American weapon known as bola).
| Sanskrit | Tibetan | |
| noose with half a vajra as weights | vajrapasha | rdo-rje zhags-pa |
| magical noose in the form of a snake | nagapasha | sbrul zhags |
| black noose in the form of a living snake | nagapasha | dug-sbrul zhags-pa nag-po |
| noose made of jewels | ratnapasha | nor-zhags |
| black noose, weights in the form of sun and moon | bdud-zhags nag-po | |
| snare used by the demons known as bTsan | bTsan-zhags | |
| noose made from entrails | rgyu-zhags | |
| snare of the god Brahma | brahmapasha | |
| Varuna's magical snare in the form of a snake | vishvajit | |
| noose made of teeth | ? | ? |